Written answers

Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Job Creation Data1. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new jobs that have been created since the Action Plan For Jobs was established in 2012; the sectors they were created in; the percentage of the figure that...

State Bodies Data2. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of commercial State and semi-State organisations whose borrowings are on the State's balance sheet; and if he will make a statement on the...

Departmental Staff Relocation3. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of staff under the remit of his Department who have applied to be transferred to Department or State agency offices located...

Qualified Child Increase Payments4. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the qualified child increase payment by €5; €10; €15; and if she will make a statement...

Farm Assist Scheme Payments5. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a review under the farm assist income support scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be...

Supplementary Welfare Allowance Applications6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a payment for clothing to a person (details supplied) under the supplementary welfare allowance was refused; and if she...

Social Welfare Overpayments7. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny will be reviewed; if a full statement of the way the overpayment...

Appointments to State Boards8. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason the board of the Citizens Information service remains incomplete since spring 2015, following the end of tenure of...

Disability Allowance Payments9. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a disability allowance has not been granted to a person (details supplied); and if rent support will also be approved, as...

Water Conservation Grant10. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a water conservation grant; and if she will make a statement on the...

Carer's Allowance Applications11. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a carer's allowance will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as a matter of urgency. [35243/15]

Rent Supplement Scheme Applications12. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if and when rent support will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on...

Jobseeker's Allowance Eligibility13. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for non-payment of a jobseeker's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim; and if she will make a...

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments14. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent support has been facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare, who will become homeless in...

Disability Allowance Applications15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will be awarded a disability allowance, as a matter of...

Wage Subsidy Scheme16. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will consider amending the wage subsidy scheme to facilitate the inclusion of persons with disabilities who work less than...

Disability Allowance Applications17. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a review of an application for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) in County...

Carer's Allowance Payments18. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her plans to increase the carer's allowance in budget 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35369/15]

Carer's Allowance Applications19. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an application for a carer's allowance to a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if she will make...

Illness Benefit Applications20. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the position regarding illness benefit sick certification, in order to make the processing of applications more efficient (details...

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility21. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person on a widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension can partake in a community employment...

Disability Allowance22. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 51 of 24 September 2015, if she will review whether the full amount of disability allowance...

Carer's Allowance Applications23. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will expedite an urgent application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in Dublin 18; provide a timeline...

Family Income Supplement Eligibility24. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection how the proposed increase in the national minimum wage from €8.65 per hour to €9.15 per hour will affect family...

State Pension (Contributory) Applications25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Longford is not entitled to the over 80 allowance as the person is a qualified...

Community Employment Schemes Eligibility26. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 cannot sign on for credits; a reduced jobseeker's allowance; or a partial...

Partial Capacity Benefit Scheme Eligibility27. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 10 qualifies for a payment under the partial capacity benefit scheme. [35486/15]

Community Employment Schemes Data28. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the community employment scheme, for persons of 62 years of age upwards; and if...

Treatment Benefit Scheme29. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the assistance available for a child (details supplied) in County Kildare with the provision of glasses; and if she will make a...

National Internship Scheme Places32. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the basis on which it was determined that a person (details supplied) in County Dublin was not entitled to a jobseeker's allowance;...

Rent Supplement Scheme Payments33. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if an increase in rent allowance will be facilitated for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a...

Disability Allowance Payments35. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the reason for deductions of €4,379.20 from arrears of a recently awarded disability allowance payment to a person (details...

Widow's Pension Applications36. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if information has been received from England in the case of the pending social insurance record and pending review for an...

Carer's Allowance Applications37. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Kildare. [35721/15]

Carer's Allowance Eligibility39. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a review of a carer's allowance for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and if she will make a...

Carer's Allowance Applications40. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary will be finalised; and if she will...

Pension Provisions41. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware of the greatly increased levies on the financial sector being charged by the Central Bank of Ireland to fund the banks’ employees defined...

VAT Rebates42. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No.79 of 30 September 2015, if the individual concerned, as a citizen of the European Union, may make a claim for a value...

Property Tax43. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to cut and restructure the local property tax, which is such a huge burden for low income Dublin households; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tax Code44. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to increase the low contribution of Ireland’s tax revenue from capital and wealth assets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35235/15]

Credit Unions45. To ask the Minister for Finance if and when he will commence the provisions of the remaining sections of the Credit Union and Co-operation with Overseas Regulators Act 2012; and if he will...

Tax Code46. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of introducing a 30% flat rate tax to attract skilled foreign workers; the loss to the Exchequer compared to normal income tax, pay...

Tax Clearance Certificates47. To ask the Minister for Finance when the Revenue Commissioners will issue a tax clearance certificate to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...

Consumer Protection48. To ask the Minister for Finance the way the Cerberus Group is regulated. [35380/15]

Tax Code50. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will provide, in detail, the treatment by the Revenue Commissioners of debt write-down from the perspective of capital gains tax, whereby persons who are...

Tax Yield51. To ask the Minister for Finance for an update on the income tax yield from a flat rate of income tax (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35404/15]

Property Tax52. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will confirm who is liable for the local property tax for 2015, if a property was sold on 24 November 2014; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tax Code54. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the payment of taxes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35413/15]

Home Renovation Incentive Scheme55. To ask the Minister for Finance given the the success of the home renovation scheme, if a provision will be made for home owners who have no tax liability to gain a refund of the value added...

Central Bank of Ireland57. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the Central Bank of Ireland and a professional licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Banking Sector Regulation58. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the assessment in a recent Central Bank of Ireland report that Irish rates for lending to businesses have diverged from the Euro area average over...

Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland59. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has carried out an impact assessment of the strategic banking corporation on the cost of business lending; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Debt Collection60. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will ensure the sheriff operating under the Revenue Commissioners does not contact or make claim to any possession of persons (details supplied) in...

VAT Exemptions61. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to remove value added tax on heart defibrillators, in order that more of these important lifesaving components can be installed in areas where...

Tax Rebates62. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a rebate on the usage of diesel and petrol by disabled drivers; and if he will make a statement on the...

Tax Reliefs Cost63. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the Exchequer of the tuition fees tax relief scheme, by approved college; by approved course; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35679/15]

Personal Insolvency Practitioners66. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he will take to ensure that fees earned by personal insolvency practitioners are exempted from the provisions of value added tax, as their role is...

Foreign Earnings Deduction67. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 281 of 6 October 2015, if a person who is employed by a company, is a director of the company and owns the company, in...

Small and Medium Enterprises Debt68. To ask the Minister for Finance if Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland, in order to meet their contractual obligations with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland, must apply a...

Tax Exemptions69. To ask the Minister for Finance if a voluntary community organisation is entitled to refund or exemption of vehicle registration tax under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax...

Tax Data70. To ask the Minister for Finance the number and percentage of taxpayers paying income tax at the lower rate. [35797/15]

School Services Staff73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason persons who work in a private school and are not being paid by the school or the Department are included under the Financial...

Commercial Rates74. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if commercial rates are to be paid to local authorities by religious and community organisations that use units in business campuses....

Garda Station Closures75. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide in tabular form the plans in place for the disposal of every Dublin Garda Síochána station that has been...

Flood Relief Schemes Status76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the position regarding the planned flood relief scheme in Cork city; an estimate of the timeline for its delivery; the level of funding...

Flood Prevention Measures77. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform for an update on the feasibility study proposed by the Office of Public Works for the Carrigaline area in County Cork, including...

Flood Risk Insurance Cover78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the rationale behind the Office of Public Works's production of flood maps for flood prone areas; the reason county councillors have been...

Office of Public Works Staff79. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a recruitment campaign for tour guides at heritage sites managed by the Office of Public Works is planned; if such a campaign will...

Public Service Reform Plan Update80. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress of the e-Government Strategy 2012 to 2015; and if work has commenced on a new strategy. [35783/15]

Public Services Provision81. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress in redesigning the www.gov.ie website to make it more accessible and user-friendly, and to ensure its compatibility with the...

State Properties82. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the report on the property management action plan published by the Office of Public Works in July 2013, with particular...

Public Sector Staff Retirements83. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to formally recognise the Alliance of Retired Public Servants; to support it on pensions issues (details supplied); and if he...

Exports Data84. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his plans to release the full and detailed breakdown of Irish armament and dual-use export licenses granted to companies exporting to...

Employment Data85. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the so-called trusted partner status for companies and agencies based here, and hiring workers from outside the...

Trade Data86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of trade between Ireland and Mexico in the years 2013 and 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35269/15]

Consumer Protection87. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he is aware of the practice of retailers seeking a fee from customers paying utility bills in their outlets; if he will consider...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership88. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the proposal of a person (details supplied) to set up an investor court to deal with disputes under the Transatlantic...

Employment Rights90. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the recently completed study by the University of Limerick on the subject of zero-hour contracts will be published; if he will...

Construction Contracts91. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Construction Contracts Bill 2010 becomes law in the life time of the current Government, the deadline for the selection and...

Job Creation Data92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, by county, the number of new Industrial Development Agency Ireland jobs created over the 2000 to...

Industrial Development94. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the facilities available to the Industrial Development Agency Ireland for job creation purposes in Tallaght in Dublin 24; the number of...

Employment Data95. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, by county, the number of jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland at the end of Quarter 3, 2015; and if he will make a...

Research and Development Data98. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, from 2003 to 2014, the number of research publications from researchers located here, based on the...

GLAS Applications99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme by a person (details supplied) in County...

Basic Payment Scheme Applications100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application under the areas of natural constraint scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be reviewed; and...

Farm Improvement Scheme Eligibility101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are supports for farmers for land reclamation and drainage; and if that support extends beyond pipe drainage to alternative...

Basic Payment Scheme Payments102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the area of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [35215/15]

Departmental Staff Data103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints made against the management of the special investigations unit of his Department by staff under its...

GLAS Eligibility105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Dexter cattle will be considered as a rare breed for the 2015 green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; and if he will make a...

Hazardous Waste Sites106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received correspondence from Donegal County Council (details supplied) relating to concerns over the possible existence of...

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding payments for 2014 under the agri-environmental options scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...

Fishing Industry108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend his Department's policies and correct the anomalies therein relating to the fishing rights and licensing authority...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a disadvantaged areas scheme payment by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...

Basic Payment Scheme Applications111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment of area aid will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a...

Fish Farming114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an investigation has been undertaken into the escape of farmed salmon in Bantry Bay in February 2014; if a report on the...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment for 2015 under the areas of natural constraints scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that Ireland's agricultural interests will be protected under the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Sligo will receive a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a...

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an application for Scottish derogation submitted by a farmer (details supplied) in County Cork; the...

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment under the agri-environment options scheme 3 has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payments under the disadvantaged areas and single farm schemes; and if...

Basic Payment Scheme Payments124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a grant for persons (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the...

Agriculture Scheme Applications125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received all the necessary information from persons (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of an...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a payment under the disadvantaged areas and single payment schemes; and...

Herd Numbers127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a herd number by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a...

Job Initiatives128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 21 January 2015 regarding the 2011 Killybegs jobs initiative, in which the establishment...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; the reason for the...

Single Payment Scheme Payments133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35592/15]

Afforestation Programme134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has approved afforestation for lands in the townland of Breanletter and the district electoral division of...

Fishing Vessel Licences135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on amending the existing regime pertaining to fishing boat licences that restrict inshore fishermen from engaging in marine...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Data138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the amount of funding allocated under the disadvantaged areas scheme for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each...

Agriculture Scheme Payments139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payments under the single farm payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme to a person (details supplied) in County...

Bioenergy Strategy142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes and supports available to farmers who are interested in growing crops to supply as fuel to biomass electricity generating...

Beef Data Programme143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body responsible for the compensation to a farmer under the beef data and genomics scheme, where the farmer, in good faith,...

Defence Forces Personnel144. To ask the Minister for Defence if he will ensure a disability army pension is granted and paid to a person (details supplied) without further delay. [35606/15]

Defence Forces Operations145. To ask the Minister for Defence the policies, procedures and agreements in place in the event of rogue, unidentified, non-communicating, non-transcending or foreign military aircraft...

Bankruptcy Legislation149. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to amend existing bankruptcy legislation in order that a person may be discharged from bankruptcy one year after the order of...

Data Protection150. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a subject access request under the data protection legislation should include a request to a defendant in a personal injuries case to hand...

Proposed Legislation151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in preparing the legislative measures that require implementation by the Houses of the Oireachtas following the Stormont...

Services for People with Disabilities152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will commit legislatively to making Irish sign language available to all deaf children, a service that is currently unavailable; and if...

Northern Ireland Issues153. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her concerns regarding the recent revelations regarding Irish Republican Army activity in criminality in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a...

Refugee Numbers154. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to allow more refugees from war-torn countries like Syria to reside here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28226/15]

Residency Permits155. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and-or expected residency status of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35210/15]

Legal Services Regulation157. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the reforms that have been made to the legal profession since 2010, given the serious public concerns that this profession remains totally...

Judicial Appointments158. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to end the political appointment of judges; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35232/15]

Legal Services Regulation159. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will address the rising costs of legal services; the lack of any independent regulatory mechanism to decrease these costs; and if she will...

Coroners Service160. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 323 of 17 February 2015, if she will provide an update on the Garda Síochána review which was...

Personal Insolvency Act161. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality regarding the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 and the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2013, her views on a situation where the owner of a...

Refugee Numbers162. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she and her European Union colleagues remain committed to a common policy to cater for the increasing number of refugees...

Garda Deployment163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí in each community policing unit in each Garda district in Dublin, by rank, for the years 2013 and 2014; and if she will...

Deportation Orders164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a deportation order (details supplied) will be suspended while a criminal investigation is ongoing. [35372/15]

Garda Investigations165. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to call for an independent investigation into the death of a person (details supplied), in order to resolve serious questions regarding...

Services for People with Disabilities166. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to assess and resource the additional cost associated with having a disability, which was highlighted in the comprehensive employment...

Magdalen Laundries Data167. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown by year and by institution of the number of women confined in each of the ten Magdalen laundries. [35429/15]

Garda Deployment169. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality for a breakdown of the number of new Garda Síochána recruits to be allocated to each county for 2015 and 2016; and if she will make a...

Asylum Support Services170. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to her reply to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 24 September 2015, if she will confirm the length of time a person (details supplied)...

Garda Vetting Applications171. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the average processing time for Garda Síochána clearance and vetting applications; the number of applications waiting to be...

Asylum Support Services172. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 24 September 2015, if she will confirm the length of time a person (details supplied) in County Cork...

Departmental Staff Relocation174. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if a person (details supplied) in Dublin 2 will be considered for a transfer to a similarly qualified position within her Department in counties...

Visa Applications175. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out the position regarding a de facto visa for persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Garda Expenditure179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down the cost of Garda Síochána hours relating to the installation of water meters and water charges protests. [35616/15]

Immigration Controls180. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the steps she will take to remedy the long queues and delays being experienced at the Garda Síochána National Immigration...

Garda Misconduct Allegations181. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set out her views on a television report (details supplied) which outlined shortcomings in the behaviour of An Garda Síochána and of...

Garda Deployment182. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality to set down in tabular form the number of members of An Garda Síochána assigned to each Garda Síochána station in the Cork...

Garda Resources203. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources continue to be made available to An Garda Síochána to combat the activity of organised criminal...

Garda Deployment204. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the degree to which Garda Síochána deployment continues to reflect demographic changes; if any particular initiatives are in mind to...

Garda Recruitment205. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which she expects the strength of An Garda Síochána to be replenished over the next five years; the way in which this...

Garda Data206. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of women who are currently members of An Garda Síochána; the extent to which this number, as a percentage of the total...

Garda Promotions207. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda Síochána promotional positions waiting to be filled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35727/15]

Prison Accommodation Provision208. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate prison accommodation remains available or is likely to become available in the short to medium term; if this is...

Criminal Assets Bureau209. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which adequate resources remain available to the Criminal Assets Bureau; the bureau continues to combat organised crime; and if she...

Garda Training210. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which policing methods are in accord with best international practice, with a view to maximising the opportunity for rapid response...

Garda Transport Provision211. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the use of light motorcycles or mopeds has been considered for policing purposes in urban areas, as in other jurisdictions...

Recidivism Rate212. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which particular efforts continue to be made to address the issue of recidivism, having particular regard to the extent to which...

Legal Aid213. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which legal aid for those accused of crimes continues to be reviewed, with a view to ensuring the system remains cost effective;...

Criminal Law215. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration has or will be given to the proscribing of membership of criminal gangs with a reputation for violence; and if she will make a...

Prisoner Rehabilitation Programmes216. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prisoners availing of educational or rehabilitative training; the extent to which the needs of these applicants continues to be...

Prison Accommodation Provision217. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which first-time offenders continue to be segregated from the hardened criminal fraternity while in prison; and if she will make a...

Recidivism Rate218. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which any pattern has been observed in the rate of repeat offences by first-time offenders, as compared with those who have already...

Missing Persons Data219. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons listed as missing; the extent to which their cases are the subject of ongoing investigation; and if she will make a...

Garda Stations220. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the extent to which the optimum number of Garda Síochána stations remains under review; whether the need for any change has been...

Garda Investigations221. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her views on correspondence regarding the death of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35742/15]

Ground Rents Payments224. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current status of ground rents; if those that are still being applied by landlords are subject to the statute of limitations; if she will...

Child and Family Agency Remit225. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to extend the emergency out-of-hours social work service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35266/15]

Child Care Costs226. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to increase funding or provide subsidies for child care to support families where both parents are working, in the upcoming...

Special Educational Needs Service Provision227. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider a ring-fenced special education needs support fund, accessible at local level through the county child-care committee,...

Child Care Costs228. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to introduce measures in the upcoming budget to ease the financial burden of childcare on parents, particularly in view of the...

Preschool Services229. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs for a breakdown of the number of preschool inspection officers employed by Tusla - Child and Family Agency; and of preschools which were...

Education Welfare Service Provision230. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his Department has analysed the impact homelessness has on school attendance; the education of pupils; the life of schools; his plans to...

Child Care Services Provision231. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding allocated to individual strands of child care for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each year from 2008 to date in 2015....

Child Care Services Funding232. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 465 of 6 October 2015, if he will provide a breakdown of the allocation of funding for community...

Dental Services Provision233. To ask the Minister for Health if he will implement Mr. Justice Quirke’s health care recommendations in full, given that the dental profession has confirmed that the redress for women...

Vaccination Programme234. To ask the Minister for Health his views that schools are an appropriate environment for providing vaccinations for first year students, some of whom are only in their first few months in...

Disease Classification235. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the implementation of recommendations for dementia patients. [35191/15]

Medical Card Eligibility236. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been granted a medical card for himself only, but not for his dependants as set out under 5.1 of...

Legislative Process237. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s preparation for legislation to be brought forward relating to a proposed repeal of the eighth amendment of the Constitution; and if he...

Hospital Services238. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultant dermatologists at Beaumont hospital in Dublin 9; the number of persons on the waiting list for related services; the average waiting...

Home Help Service Provision239. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding home help for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35299/15]

Home Help Service Data240. To ask the Minister for Health the number of new applications for home help, in tabular form, that were approved for each of the past six months in County Kerry. [35316/15]

Dental Services Provision242. To ask the Minister for Health if there is support for persons (details supplied) in County Kildare with their dental issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35318/15]

Medicinal Products Supply243. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.472 of 29 September 2015, the reason the matter was not addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35336/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists247. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will receive an appointment for an operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35342/15]

Medical Card Applications248. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for a medical card will be reviewed for a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35349/15]

Respite Care Services250. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; when the person can expect to receive respite services from the...

Long-Term Illness Scheme251. To ask the Minister for Health if a drug (details supplied) will be covered under the long-term illness scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35367/15]

Medical Card Reviews252. To ask the Minister for Health if he will arrange to have an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Longford reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the...

Home Help Service Provision253. To ask the Minister for Health if home help hours will be reinstated for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35378/15]

Accident and Emergency Department Waiting Times254. To ask the Minister for Health the average waiting times at the accident and emergency department at Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, in tabular form by month, from January...

Medical Card Applications255. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35385/15]

Hospital Appointment Delays256. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite a hospital appointment for a person (details supplied) in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35388/15]

Medical Card Applications257. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an over-80 discretionary medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

National Dementia Strategy Implementation259. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the appropriate supports and interventions in the care of dementia, which affects a significant number of persons and their families, in...

Cross-Border Health Initiatives260. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review the application procedures adopted by the Health Service Executive for an elective procedure abroad, to ensure these procedures are in line...

Hospital Staff Recruitment262. To ask the Minister for Health when a rheumatoid specialist nurse will be appointed to Kerry General Hospital, given the urgent need for this post to be filled due to the extended waiting...

Disability Act Employment Targets263. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the representations of many disability organisations in relation to the 45,000 jobs under the capital investment framework; when the plans...

Home Help Service Provision264. To ask the Minister for Health if he has had meetings, or is proposing to meet with, an association (details supplied) in Dublin 20 regarding home help hours, the occupational therapy access...

Health Services265. To ask the Minister for Health the progress being made in developing support and advocacy services for older persons; if these services are available in all care settings; and if he will...

National Dementia Strategy Implementation266. To ask the Minister for Health given that there are 4,000 persons under 65 years of age diagnosed with dementia, if he will outline the assessment and diagnostic and post diagnostic supports...

Health Services Staff267. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm if the practice of on-call or sleepover duty is permitted in residential care facilities; if so, if this leads to staff exceeding a 48-hour...

Autism Incidence268. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons in the north Dublin area who suffer with autism and have not yet been allocated an adult service after moving from a service in their...

Hospital Appointment Status269. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive an appointment in Tallaght General Hospital in Dublin 24; and if he will make a statement on...

Hospital Procedures270. To ask the Minister for Health the number of surgical procedures that were carried out in each of the past two years for scoliosis of the spine; the locations where these procedures took...

Hospital Staff Data271. To ask the Minister for Health the number of consultants available who carry our surgical procedures for scoliosis; the hospitals where these consultants are based; and if he will make a...

Dental Services272. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding dental services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35449/15]

Hospital Waiting Lists273. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has to wait so long for spinal surgery; when the person will be called for surgery; and if he will make a...

HSE Staffing274. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the return of a person to employment in the Health Service Executive (details supplied) in County Cavan; and if he will make a statement...

Home Help Service Data275. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications for home help that have been approved in the past six months, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35465/15]

Health Services Expenditure277. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of expenditure that the Mayo mental health service spent on nursing overtime from March to August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the...

Primary Care Centres278. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the primary care centre in Westport in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35468/15]

Mental Health Services Staffing279. To ask the Minister for Health if he considers the level of staffing in the mental health unit of Mayo General Hospital to be adequate; if staff are exposed to a health and safety risk due...

Community Care Provision280. To ask the Minister for Health the number of community nursing beds that have been closed over the past ten years, by county, in tabular form; the reasons for the closure; the estimated...

HSE Agency Staff Expenditure282. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money spent on agency staff over each of the past five years, by hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35472/15]

Irish Cancer Society Report283. To ask the Minister for Health if he has aware of the report of the Irish Cancer Society in respect of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; his views on the report;...

Cross-Border Health Initiatives284. To ask the Minister for Health the number of applications made to date under the cross-border health directive; the number approved; the amounts paid by the Health Service Executive; and if...

Medicinal Products Supply285. To ask the Minister for Health his plans for the drug Sapropterin, also known as Kuvan, to be added to the drug reimbursement programme. [35478/15]

Hospital Appointment Delays286. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for delay in performing a tonsillectomy procedure in Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin 12 for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and...

National Dementia Strategy287. To ask the Minister for Health if the prevalence and incidence of dementia continue to follow current trends resulting in a trebling of its incidence within a generation; the plans to...

Disability Services Funding288. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to increase funding in the upcoming budget for independent living facilities for adults with learning disabilities; if he will consider the need for...

Nursing Home Services290. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 454 of 29 September 2015, if the value of the site transferred in 2009 can be disregarded and capped after three years,...

Departmental Staff Data291. To ask the Minister for Health the number of Departmental officials who are allocated, involved and responsible for the introduction of universal health insurance; and if he will make a...

Hospital Waiting Lists292. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is waiting for an orthopaedic procedure at University Hospital Galway; if he will...

Health Services293. To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive supplies a meals-on-wheels service in County Roscommon; the number of persons in County Roscommon who availed of that service...

Psychological Services294. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists, as of 6 October 2015, separately detailed, who are currently active on the payroll in the child and adolescent mental health...

Mental Health Services Provision295. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that a person (details supplied) in County Sligo was referred for assessment or treatment by a psychiatrist in Dublin because there were no...

National Dementia Strategy296. To ask the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding persons living with dementia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35543/15]

Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme297. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a Primary Medical Certificate by a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the...

Hospital Waiting Lists298. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons, in tabular form, by public and voluntary hospital, who are currently waiting up to six; from six plus to 12; from 12 plus to 18; from 18...

General Practitioner Services299. To ask the Minister for Health given his pledge to extend free General Practitioner Care to all those under 18 years of age, the estimated full-year cost of same. [35570/15]

Primary Care Centre Provision301. To ask the Minister for Health the date of delivery for a primary care centre for a town (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35578/15]

Ambulance Service Provision302. To ask the Minister for Health when he expects the National Ambulance Service to be able to use the Eircode location system in its ambulances and emergency vehicles to identify individual...

Hospital Appointment Status303. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35588/15]

National Dementia Strategy Implementation306. To ask the Minister for Health given that intensive Dementia specific home care packages under the national dementia strategy are currently delivered in eight areas linked to delayed...

Hospital Facilities307. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to re-open the former health care unit building on the grounds of the Community Hospital in Macroom in County Cork, as promised by the Health Service...

Medical Card Eligibility308. To ask the Minister for Health if he will review eligibility for a medical card for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35613/15]

Health Services Expenditure309. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of spend on capital health infrastructure from 2000 to 2010, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35619/15]

Hospital Appointment Status310. To ask the Minister for Health when funds will be provided to enable a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 to undergo an operation in Saint James' Hospital in Dublin 8. [35630/15]

Ministerial Appointments311. To ask the Minister for Health the date of the appointment of a person (details supplied) as a policy adviser; the person's qualifications for that position; the salary received; and if he...

Health Services Provision312. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the concern expressed in County Cavan due to the reduction in services at a health facility (details supplied) in the county; the proposals...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Eligibility313. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied) in having the amount the person receives under the nursing home support scheme re-assessed; and if he will...

Medical Card Applications314. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an application for a medical card by persons (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35675/15]

Ambulance Service Provision315. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate an ambulance in Millstreet in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35678/15]

Cross-Border Health Initiatives317. To ask the Minister for Health the expenses incurred by the Health Service Executive for patients under the cross-Border directive since it came into effect, in tabular form; the number;...

Hospital Accommodation Provision318. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the national community nursing unit programme between the Health Service Executive and the Health Information and Quality Authority; the...

National Lottery Funding Disbursement319. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to re-open his Department's national lottery grant scheme for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35688/15]

Orthodontic Service Provision320. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath will receive an appointment for orthodontic care, without further delay. [35715/15]

Vaccination Programme322. To ask the Minister for Health the reason parents are not given a copy of the patient information leaflet, prior to signing the consent form for the human papilloma virus vaccine, given...

Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration323. To ask the Minister for Health his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35741/15]

Hospital Appointment Status325. To ask the Minister for Health if he will intervene in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who is waiting for a spinal operation at Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital...

Programme for Government Implementation326. To ask the Minister for Health the Programme for Government commitments on health that he deems to be fully delivered, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35746/15]

Accident and Emergency Departments327. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the measures being taken to improve the situation in emergency departments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35747/15]

General Practitioner Contracts328. To ask the Minister for Health if he will increase the rural practice allowance for general practitioners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35748/15]

National Dementia Strategy Implementation329. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the national dementia strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35749/15]

Services for People with Disabilities331. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware that 24 persons with special needs, who are due to transition to an adult service in 2016, applied for placements in Gheel services; that they...

Hospital Services332. To ask the Minister for Health when the endoscopy suite at Roscommon County Hospital will be opened; the reason for the delay in sanctioning the posts to operate the suite; the number and...

Services for People with Disabilities333. To ask the Minister for Health if additional funding will be made available to the Health Service Executive to provide resources, that is, properties, qualified staff and host families, to...

Primary Care Centres334. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the concerns raised regarding the future of Dunfanaghy health centre in County Donegal, including the need for an upgrade, to avail of...

Hospital Staff Recruitment335. To ask the Minister for Health in relation to vacant posts not being filled in Letterkenny General Hospital in County Donegal, his plans to recognise the peripherality of Donegal's location...

Services for People with Disabilities336. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address the issues of persons living with disability; his views on the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's estimates that living with a...

Hospital Waiting Lists337. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to address waiting times for hip and knee replacements for public patients; and if he will confirm that it can take nine to 12 months to receive an...

Hospital Services338. To ask the Minister for Health his views that early supported discharge is regarded as an integral part of high quality stroke services; his views that pilot programmes operating in the...

Health Services340. To ask the Minister for Health the response from the Health Service Executive following letters from a solicitor dated 2 July 2013, 27 February 2014 and 28 March 2014 raising very serious...

Smoking Ban341. To ask the Minister for Health the approach he will take on the roll-out of the blanket smoking ban in all Health Service Executive facilities, including facility grounds; if he will not...

Prescription Charges342. To ask the Minister for Health his views that the €2.50 surcharge for medication for persons with medical cards is fair, given that some medical card clients are on extremely low...

Early Childhood Care Education343. To ask the Minister for Health if a preschool special needs assistant will be provided for a child (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [35812/15]

Dublin-Monaghan Bombings344. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will support the calls on the British Government to release the files on the Dublin-Monaghan bombings. [35371/15]

Passport Controls345. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 of 10 February 2015, and the contradictory information on the Department website (details...

Trade Agreements346. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the current trade status with Japan; if this trade continues to grow; if Japanese companies are, or will be, involved...

Departmental Expenditure347. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the cost of the new credit-card-sized passport for European travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Consular Services Provision348. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on the assistance given to a person (details supplied) who continues to be detained in Egypt awaiting trial. [35344/15]

Diplomatic Representation349. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade given the postponement of the trial of a person (details supplied) in Egypt, if he will adopt a different approach to the diplomatic...

Middle East Issues350. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade further to Parliamentary Question No. 201 of 1 October 2015, his views on the deteriorating political, military and human rights situation...

Ministerial Meetings351. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent visit to the United Nations General Assembly. [35347/15]

Consular Services Provision354. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the consultation and engagement his Department has had with the authorities in India following...

Overseas Development Aid Expenditure355. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to increase the overseas aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Product; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35609/15]

Northern Ireland Issues356. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is aware of reports that the former President of the United States of America, President Bill Clinton, is offering to assist in the...

Foreign Conflicts357. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if the peace agreement that was signed in August 2015 in South Sudan was discussed at recent European Union Foreign Affairs Council...

Human Rights Issues360. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will call on the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's Irish embassy to condemn the brutality and...

Ministerial Meetings362. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide details of his recent visit to the United States; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35780/15]

Trade Sanctions364. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the impact of sanctions against Russia on trade to and from Ireland; his position on the issue of sanctions; if he foresees the lifting of...

Site Acquisitions365. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a progress report from her Department on the efforts to secure a site of adequate dimensions in Buncrana in County Donegal,...

Education and Training Boards366. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are official connections, structures or integrated service provisions between cross-Border educational organisations such as the...

Special Educational Needs Staffing367. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will clarify the issue on a special needs assistant in a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on...

Special Educational Needs Service Provision368. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available for schools to assist students with special needs; if supports are available for materials, adaptations, etc;...

Education Centre Network370. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to resolve an issue (details supplied) regarding Education Centre directors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35273/15]

Education Grants371. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount that Student Universal Support Ireland pays to Irish third level degree students attending public and private universities and...

Schools Establishment372. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to provide an Educate Together national school in Dublin 6 and Dublin 6W; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35276/15]

School Transport Availability373. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm that the bus route for a school (details supplied) in County Longford and a school in County Westmeath will not be separated,...

Special Educational Needs Service Provision374. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding the commencement of all sections of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act 2004; if she will provide a...

Schools Building Projects Status376. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide the extra funding required to complete the building of a new extension for a school (details supplied) in County Longford;...

Education and Training Boards377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the role of the education training boards Ireland; the primary and post-primary schools operated and managed by each board; the new primary and...

Site Acquisitions378. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35383/15]

Post-Leaving Certificate Courses379. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will recognise post-leaving certification courses in order that those attending these courses can receive the same support and assistance...

Education Grants380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will investigate, and provide, the reasons students (details supplied) have not been granted their higher education grants; and if she...

Educational Psychological Service381. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) in Dublin 15 has a special dedicated provision of a National Educational Psychological Service...

School Staffing382. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to allow a substitute teacher to be appointed to cover extra personal vacation days in small schools (details supplied); and if she...

Student Grant Scheme Administration383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant a decision on a Student Universal Support Ireland review for a person (details supplied). [35414/15]

Schools Building Projects Status384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school building (details supplied) in County Kildare; if this will be included in the forthcoming five-year plan-capital...

Home Tuition Scheme Funding387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to clarify the reason the hourly rate for home tuition has changed from €38.87 per hour to €26.61 per hour; when this change came...

Schools Establishment388. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for new schools; the estimated number required; the way in which the ethos will be determined; the way in which parents and communities...

School Accommodation389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm receipt of an application for additional accommodation at a school (details supplied) in County Cork, which is necessary to...

School Transport Eligibility390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide free school transport for a child (details supplied) In County Longford. [35502/15]

School Transport Applications392. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a child (details supplied) in County Kildare will receive a school transport ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35567/15]

Student Grant Scheme Application Numbers393. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of new and renewal applications to Student Universal Support Ireland for the current academic year, received; refused; awaiting a...

Schools Building Projects Status394. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on works to be carried out at a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35581/15]

Education Expenditure395. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on the capital education infrastructure from 2000 to 2010, by county, in tabular form; the allocation for primary, secondary and...

Student Grants Data396. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students who received a third level maintenance grant; the amount spent on these grants for the academic year 2014-15; and if she...

Emergency Works Scheme Applications398. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application under the essential emergency works scheme lodged by a school (details supplied) in County Galway; when a decision...

Departmental Agencies Board Appointments399. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she is satisfied that no conflict of interest exists between a person's (details supplied) membership of the board of the National Council for...

Early Childhood Care Education400. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding the early childhood care and education scheme (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35646/15]

Education Expenditure401. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount of funding allocated to primary and post-primary education, for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each of the years 2008 to 2015 to...

National Lottery Funding Applications402. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will grant an application for national lottery funding for a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath. [35667/15]

Schools Building Projects Status403. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for an update on the premises of three primary schools (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35668/15]

Technological Universities404. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress towards forming the technological university in Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35683/15]

School Accommodation405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a school in County Longford. [35720/15]

Schools Building Projects Status406. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a longstanding application for accommodation for a new school (details supplied) in County Longford will be approved, as the current...

School Funding408. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence regarding a school (details supplied) in Dublin 18; and if the direct funding to this and other schools in the same...

School Funding410. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on a matter (details supplied) regarding funding for primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35796/15]

School Enrolments411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding class sizes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35809/15]

Services for People with Disabilities412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding for a person (details supplied), who is deaf and who cannot participate in a certain course without the assistance of...

Redundancy Payments415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding enhanced redundancy for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35580/15]

Voluntary Sector Funding416. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sources where a voluntary organisation (details supplied) involved in voluntary mentoring and the evaluation of new...

Local Authority Housing Provision417. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the allocated funding for housing in counties Longford and Westmeath for each of the years 2008 to 2015 to date. [35658/15]

NAMA Social Housing Provision418. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to recent proceedings of the Committee of Public Accounts, at which it was stated that 4,000 housing units...

Nitrates Usage414. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to extend the slurry spreading dates to reduce costs on farmers. [35350/15]

Redundancy Payments415. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding enhanced redundancy for persons (details supplied) in County Mayo. [35580/15]

Voluntary Sector Funding416. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the sources where a voluntary organisation (details supplied) involved in voluntary mentoring and the evaluation of new...

Social and Affordable Housing Provision417. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated to housing allocations for counties Longford and Westmeath, for each of the years 2008 to 2015 to...

Leader Programmes Funding419. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the circumstances in which Leader funding can deliver training courses at no cost, when such courses have been provided...

Broadband Service Provision420. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to give direction to local authorities that a condition of planning of all new housing developments includes...

Housing Adaptation Grant Funding421. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the local authorities that recently received an extra tranche of funding for housing adaptation grant schemes for older...

Climate Change Policy422. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will support the issues listed in the policy for climate change (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...

Regeneration Projects Status423. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of social housing units that have been newly constructed and refurbished...

Homeless Accommodation Provision424. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the cost per modular housing unit; the size of the units per square meter; and the facilities available in each unit....

Building Regulations425. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding building regulations; and if he will make a statement on the...

Local Authority Housing Maintenance426. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of money allocated to each local authority for the refurbishment or renovation of housing stock over the past...

Building Regulations427. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the progress that has been made in the provision of planning legislation to ensure more universal design of buildings, in...

Commercial Rates428. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding business rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Homelessness Strategy429. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps required by the European Commission to allow the Irish Government declare the homeless crisis an emergency; if...

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration430. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding Part 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 which provides for a new scheme for the...

Fire Service432. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the national fire service to be able to use the Eircode location system in its fire vehicles and emergency...

Social and Affordable Housing Expenditure433. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the funding allocated in 2015 to social housing in the Dún Laoghaire constituency; and if he will make a statement on...

Ministerial Meetings435. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the meetings or proposed meetings planned with an organisation (details supplied) in regard to independent living, housing...

Leader Programmes Funding436. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if funding was returned to his Department after the last round of Leader, as part of the rural development programme; and...

Building Regulations437. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding the review of building regulations; if he will further clarify the wider consultation his...

Irish Water Remit438. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department provided Irish Water with the necessary regulations to enable it to take temporary on-site sewage works...

Animal Welfare439. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if scanning for microchips is compulsory in all dog pounds. [35629/15]

Leader Programmes Applications441. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 722 of 6 October 2015, the reason there is such a disparity in the payment rates...

Proposed Legislation442. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects the maritime area and foreshore (amendment) Bill 2013 to be introduced in the Houses of the Oireachtas;...

Water Charges Administration443. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding water charges; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Fire Safety Regulations444. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government given questions raised regarding the National Asset Management Agency controlled Prospect Hill development at Leaders'...

Capital Assistance Scheme Administration446. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the extent of his Department's funding of a cancelled building proposal (details supplied) on a site at Dromahair in...

Invasive Mollusc Species447. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the location where the sample of Asian Clam extracted from the River Shannon at Lanesboro in June 2015 by Inland...

National Broadband Plan Implementation449. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amendments to the strategy he proposes following public consultation; when he expects to procure a contractor to...

Building Regulations450. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans to give direction to local authorities that a condition of planning of all new housing developments includes...

Broadband Service Provision451. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding broadband in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on...

Energy Production452. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources for an update on the ongoing consultation process on payment mechanisms for micro-generators exporting their surplus...

Bord na Móna453. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he is aware of the serious lack of discussion and complete breakdown in communication between the board of directors...

National Broadband Plan Expenditure454. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the initial outlay planned for infrastructure and capital Investment 2016 to 2021 for the national broadband...

Driver Licences455. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the disqualification period of six months for neurological disorders group 1 - entitlement based on Oxford Diabetes Library - in...

Taxi Regulations456. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35607/15]

Tourism Promotion457. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the resources Fáilte Ireland deploys in promoting tourism in County Donegal; the number and location of Fáilte Ireland offices...

Motor Insurance Coverage458. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Question No. 65 of 23 September 2015, his views on whether a person is not being unacceptably exploited if significant charges...

Telecommunications Services Provision459. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Iarnród Éireann plans to improve its WiFi service on its train service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35267/15]

Road Safety460. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of accidents that have occurred at a motorway junction (details supplied) since it opened; the plans his Department has to...

Taxi Regulations461. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport regarding obtaining a hackney licence in each of the past five years, the number of persons who have taken the area familiarisation tests...

Pension Provisions462. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will support former Aer Lingus workers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35545/15]

Light Rail Projects Provision463. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to advance the Luas Lucan line project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35576/15]

Rail Services464. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will make contact with Iarnród Éireann in order to assess the reason there are not enough rail carriages in...

Transport Infrastructure465. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for a breakdown of funding allocated to counties Westmeath and Longford for the provision of road maintenance in each of the years from...

Departmental Expenditure468. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his Department's latest estimate of the notional steady-state expenditure required to maintain regional and local roads in their current...

Driver Licences469. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in the event of the expiration of a person's learner permit or provisional licence, if there is a time limit on renewing it; and if so,...

Railway Stations Upgrade470. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to hold discussions with Iarnród Éireann to progress the re-opening of Killucan railway station in County Westmeath,...

Roads Maintenance Funding471. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a request for emergency funding from Cork County Council to carry out necessary and vital repairs to the numerous...

Special Areas of Conservation Appeals472. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht further to Question No. 348 of 30 April 2013, when the special area of conservation appeal will take place; the reason for the delay;...